Is Hurricane fay expected to cause much damage to Florida?
Streets were largely deserted in the early morning hours in Naples, where police had a curfew in place. Rain swept across desolate streets that were littered with palm fronds and other minor debris, and there was street flooding in spots but no immediate reports of storm surge damage. Fay never achieved hurricane status as long forecast, and most businesses opted to go without any shutters or other window protection. Of those that did, some plywood carried messages aimed at major storms from the past — “Pop Off Charley” and “Oh Wilma!” among them. Sources: http://www.foxnews.
Tropical Storm Fay, the sixth named storm of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season is headed north from Cuba toward the west coast of Florida. Tropical Storm Fay is expected to become Hurricane Fay (hurricane categories) by late Monday or early Tuesday. As of Sunday evening, Tropical Storm Fay was located just south of Cuba and Tropical Storm Warnings were posted for much of the coast of western Cuba and the Florida Keys. Hurricane Watches for Hurricane Fay are posted for the western coast of Florida. The National Hurricane Center has maps, reports, alerts, and everything you need to know about Hurricane Fay. Additional amazing maps of Fay are available from Weather Underground. The American Red Cross has information about preparing for Hurricane Fay.
Streets were largely deserted in the early morning hours in Naples, where police had a curfew in place. Rain swept across desolate streets that were littered with palm fronds and other minor debris, and there was street flooding in spots but no immediate reports of storm surge damage. Fay never achieved hurricane status as long forecast, and most businesses opted to go without any shutters or other window protection. Of those that did, some plywood carried messages aimed at major storms from the past — “Pop Off Charley” and “Oh Wilma!” among them.
